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there is a big trade dispute going on right now. the european union and mexico which took objection to the abuse of quotas, china must either appeal the ruling or comply by removing the restririctio. failure to do so will enable the u.s. to respond with trade sanctions. they are used in the electrical appliances and predominantly in ththe stl industry. the banking system could also be headed for some big trouble. they have failed to keeeep track of economic stimulus funds. the total value could be well over 300 billion euros. the scale of such loans could pose a threat to china of's entire banking system and the risk exposure could change the credit outlook. the trade manufacturer has plans to cut more than 1400 jobs. a move that will eliminate half of the entire work force. the decision comes after they failed to win a major contract to build more than 1000 train carriages in britain. >> of the contract is part of the plan to upgrade the rail lines. the consortium won the final better. the contract calls for the construction ofá 1
there is a big trade dispute going on right now. the european union and mexico which took objection to the abuse of quotas, china must either appeal the ruling or comply by removing the restririctio. failure to do so will enable the u.s. to respond with trade sanctions. they are used in the electrical appliances and predominantly in ththe stl industry. the banking system could also be headed for some big trouble. they have failed to keeeep track of economic stimulus funds. the total value could...
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tune in tomorrow as i close the deal and land my big record contract. i love to watch her strut. in the dramatic another part of stephen colbert presents 2001 and wun a rock odyssey. featuring jack [ "chopsticks" plays ] ♪ don't you two know any other songs? [ music stops ] [ "chopsticks" plays in a higher octave ] [ crunch ] [ male announcer ] take a cheetos break with cheetos. it's not right for every occasion. unless of course you find yourself attending a secret off-shore charity snake fighting event. there are some things best saved for the right occasion. but then they make those occassions even righter. its like inside every snakeskin jacket there's a little heineken light [cheers and applause] ♪ rock you like a sugar cane >> stephen: thank you everybody. welcome back my guest tonight is the lead singer of florence and the machine. fun fact: turns out, her last name is not "andthemachine." please welcome florence welch. [cheers and applause] hey, florence, lovely to meet you. thanks for coming on. >> thanks for having me. >> stephen: besides being just a slip of a thin
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big volume, as you can imagine. a private equity firm will buy the blood testing products company for just under $2 billion, or $27 per share. penny below closing price. the financial sector was the biggest drag, held back by regional banks. the dallas-based comerica shed 3%. first horizon is from tennessee. it dropped almost 3%. citi cut price targets on both, citing pressure on earnings as interest rates stay low. the nasdaq was the only of the three major indices to close higher. the best nasdaq 100 stock was netflix. volume more than doubled as the stock ran up more than 8%. nice move here. this is an all-time for shares. it announced new internet streaming service in latin america and the caribbean as it continues to expand globally. some wall street worries hit shares of medical device maker medtronic. the stock fell 3% on heavy volume. last week, a medical journal raised questions about a bone growth product and today wells fargo downgraded the stock. this is the past 180 sessions. a couple of decent rallies,
big volume, as you can imagine. a private equity firm will buy the blood testing products company for just under $2 billion, or $27 per share. penny below closing price. the financial sector was the biggest drag, held back by regional banks. the dallas-based comerica shed 3%. first horizon is from tennessee. it dropped almost 3%. citi cut price targets on both, citing pressure on earnings as interest rates stay low. the nasdaq was the only of the three major indices to close higher. the best...
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big possible. if that's the case then it's hard to imagine any reunification in the near future especially with after forty percent of romanians agreeing they'd love to have better be back but almost two thirds of moldova's population wants to remain sober and. alexi russia ski and see reporting from bucharest in romania and kishan our republic of moldova. now if you stay with us our kareen is here now with the latest from the world of business. hello welcome to our business program the south thanks for joining me because he was not over there trying to find a way out seems to be fading brazil's finance minister says he's ready for extra steps to stem the damaging rise of reality according to give and take a big economies have failed to agree on guidelines to manage their currencies. from t.x. capital says russia has no reason to join the battle. russia seems to be in a slightly better position than some of the other developing nations for their small forget it these emerging economies have been em
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big. for the. fact we are separated unjustly and we want to leave this historical bucharest official line is that reunification of the two nations can only happen if the post soviet state becomes an e.u. member but politicians in moldova have expressed concerns that president a cesspool would not wait for that eventuality and will instead at some point in the future expand his country's borders to absorb moldova the president. a couple of months ago clearly said. within twenty five years from now. we'll integrate. here and the. european integration for many of its actions is actually discrediting the whole concept of the european integration because for most of the people the european integration is definitely not integration with. analysts in the moldova and capital say the last few years have served as a clear proof of this intention. after the change of tyrant two thousand and nine loads of romanian media outlets appeared and those include several major t.v. stations and two dozen newspapers we
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league's most valuable player and europe's way out of the year entrenched and there he is the latest big name in court and arthur like the men at this stage it's funny they are also joins the club. now relations between history and russians living in a stone you have been strained over the last decade however one man has come up with another way to get the two communities interacting again through rugby which of course it has more. than. you were hearing you soon you were shown in this speech below don't believe this man john sheet of human nature and the british. he's been living in china in for the last twenty years has been trying to introduce a new speech a grade b. to be used but this bullshit nation we set up for seven tigers multi-sport scales go up we know get a stone in a russian school where there was three balls three different ball game. this year is our first year. only hopefully next year. continue however the main part of this project is to try and get the russians in the stone unis playing together or something which unfortunately is an all too rare occurrence lest you ge
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>> there is a big future. that is a future where we are all able to freely communicate our hopes and dreams and the historical record is an item that is completely -- it could never be changed, deleted, modified. that is something is -- that is my lifelong quest to do. from that, justice lows. -- flows. most of us are reasonably intelligent. if we communicate with each other, organize, and know what is going 9, and that is pretty much what it is all about. in the short term, it is that my staff stopped hassling. >> i wish you the best in even more beautiful mischief. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next on c-span, the head of the national institutes of health, dr. francis collins, talks about science and innovation in the u.s.. then president obama followed by senate republicans talk about ongoing budget negotiations. u.s. supreme court has finished work for the term. today a look at some of the court's decisions. th
>> there is a big future. that is a future where we are all able to freely communicate our hopes and dreams and the historical record is an item that is completely -- it could never be changed, deleted, modified. that is something is -- that is my lifelong quest to do. from that, justice lows. -- flows. most of us are reasonably intelligent. if we communicate with each other, organize, and know what is going 9, and that is pretty much what it is all about. in the short term, it is that my...
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on tarp is a big. i know you're in a devastating oil spill in the united states last week a pipeline belonging to exxon mobil underneath the yellowstone river ruptured spewing tons of crude into that notable waterway at first the company downplayed the area of contamination after read salmon in the spill over the weekend now it appears that over forty two thousand gallons of oil have coated more than ten miles of the old stone river choking wildlife and slipping the river brings at all marks to national treasures blackened by crude in the last two years so how many more until we get the message and kick big oil out of our nation's energy portfolio or at the very least how many wall accidents will it take for us to realize the oil industry can't control itself and maybe it's even time to nationalize it to prevent further ecological and economic damage to our nation trying to talk about this issue as matthew data veteran journalist and author of the new book subversion nk athey welcome welcome welcome to
on tarp is a big. i know you're in a devastating oil spill in the united states last week a pipeline belonging to exxon mobil underneath the yellowstone river ruptured spewing tons of crude into that notable waterway at first the company downplayed the area of contamination after read salmon in the spill over the weekend now it appears that over forty two thousand gallons of oil have coated more than ten miles of the old stone river choking wildlife and slipping the river brings at all marks to...
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it's big business. as erin mclaughlin shows us, one tour company is cashing in on potter mania. >> with a wave of her harry potter wand, this tour guide leaves a pack of moguls. >> this is platform 9, where we are now. >> reporter: the aim of the tour, to connect famous potter film clips to actual filming locations. tour companies across london are cashing in on the harry potter craze. tickets for a three-hour tour cost $40 for adults and $36 for children. but there are plenty of fans lining up to learn more about harry potter's past. the tourists are most popular among american and british tourists. so around the corner you can see the road curving around to the left. >> this family is visiting london from colorado. two full days out of their five-day following are devoted to footsteps of harry potter. >> how much are you spending on harry potter? >> i don't know. i guess $400. i guess you can say a percentage of the plane tickets. >> we all get the books when they come out. we can't wait for the other
it's big business. as erin mclaughlin shows us, one tour company is cashing in on potter mania. >> with a wave of her harry potter wand, this tour guide leaves a pack of moguls. >> this is platform 9, where we are now. >> reporter: the aim of the tour, to connect famous potter film clips to actual filming locations. tour companies across london are cashing in on the harry potter craze. tickets for a three-hour tour cost $40 for adults and $36 for children. but there are plenty...
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after the break why big oil means big money for the republican party especially one particular freshman republican. let's not forget that we had an apartheid regime right here in the us. i think the bombings feed on the oil. we have the government says to the keep you safe get ready because of the freedom. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you don't i'm sorry this is the. other year in a devastating oil spill in the united states last week a pipeline belonging to exxon mobil underneath the yellowstone river ruptured spewing tons of crude into that notable waterway at first the company downplayed the area of contamination after reexamining the spill over the weekend and now it appears that over forty two thousand gallons of oil coated more than ten miles of the yellowstone river choking wildlife and slipping in the river banks that now march to national treasures whack and buy crude allies two years so how many more until we get the messa
after the break why big oil means big money for the republican party especially one particular freshman republican. let's not forget that we had an apartheid regime right here in the us. i think the bombings feed on the oil. we have the government says to the keep you safe get ready because of the freedom. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you...
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but i'm really kind of offended by this i mean not because obama did something in cheesy i mean no big surprise there but it instead of doing something legitimate with this instead of taking the opportunity to say we're going to interact with the people give them a chance to answer questions to ask questions and answer them really at random they were all prescreened and basically the thing turned out to be an excuse for obama to hold another press conference on a variety of topics without even having to answer questions from the real media now this event was hailed as a historical event then and perhaps for the president doing a twitter town hall it was but years ago when i was running for congress we did a twelve a hall which is what you're supposed to call it when you're doing it the right way and actually answer all of the questions that people address to you and i was wondering why why are we watching president obama talk for a twitter town hall instead of watching him type well the answers should be pretty obvious he's not really here to be accountable or to answer to the people h
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big economies have failed to agree on guidelines to manage their currencies meanwhile mahler's lover from the x. capital says russia has no reason to to try. russia seems to be in a better position than some of the other developing nations there's no forget it these emerging economies have been emerging economies only last few years or so. russia's been around a lot longer although russia has a huge trade balance inflation is not really a major issue in russia and it does have a more developed economy so if there is a currency war between brothers into developed economies and emerging markets economies i don't think the russian will be dragons' with suitors as the place. to look at the markets precious metals are catching their breath after tuesday's rally to problems in the u.s. and europe are feeding investor demand for a stay at gold prices added over thirty dollars and i'll start tuesday biggest one day game in eight months and the stronger dollar and higher interest rates in china are pulling oil low or high rates may slow economic growth and demand for oil u.s. energy departmen
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this is a big area of high pressure. this points toward moving toward the middle of the country and backing off. today the cooling begins for many. even with 90s inland. but cooler weather will take us in it looks like we will settle in friday and keep us there. low clouds and fog. on shore breeze cooler for many. not for all. 62 stinson, 90 clear like. petaluma 82. 96 brentwood. 74 now okay land-alameda. 84 san jose. saratoga 83. 84 wood side. city in the. more fog cooler. that will go into friday. >>> the bay area radio preacher who falsely predicted the apocalypse in may is in a nursing home. 89-year-old harold camping is recovering from a stroke he suffered last month. camping station has been playing repeats of his open forrum program after his stroke. >>> time now 5:41. it was lost in a local wild fire. now there is a settlement over a very important document. >>> the reason the alleged victim in the dominic strauss kahn rape case is suing a major newspaper. >>> not one but a couple of things on the nimitz freeway.
this is a big area of high pressure. this points toward moving toward the middle of the country and backing off. today the cooling begins for many. even with 90s inland. but cooler weather will take us in it looks like we will settle in friday and keep us there. low clouds and fog. on shore breeze cooler for many. not for all. 62 stinson, 90 clear like. petaluma 82. 96 brentwood. 74 now okay land-alameda. 84 san jose. saratoga 83. 84 wood side. city in the. more fog cooler. that will go into...
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are not regarding this as a very big problem of course because the economy is booming here in germany unemployment is on earth thirty year law so this is not in the spotlight right now of this problem all right ok going to spotlight for example yes carol carol so. it will be under spotlight for example next year when the economy experts are already . in the economy and then we will see what it's going on but as you say germany in a strong position but if as a result of this legal hearing germany was to withdraw its support what impact would that have what would be the implications for the eurozone. i mean it's a better solution if germany would draw from the euro many experts say that you have to drop greece or portugal or even ireland of the southern periphery of europe but what does being at the end of the do it would mean that will have their debts in europe and. the local currency is there and will be devalue it or the euro will go up and then the problem is even higher if germany pulls out of the euro then there's some situations totally different then views your debts will decre
are not regarding this as a very big problem of course because the economy is booming here in germany unemployment is on earth thirty year law so this is not in the spotlight right now of this problem all right ok going to spotlight for example yes carol carol so. it will be under spotlight for example next year when the economy experts are already . in the economy and then we will see what it's going on but as you say germany in a strong position but if as a result of this legal hearing...
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big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the ke. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. introducing honey bunches of oats, raisin medley. there's nothing like it! the only cereal with 1, 2, 3 kinds of raisins and crunchy multigrain flakes. you gotta try new honey bunches of oats raisin medley. the midwestern meat and potato sandwich. where french fries and meat, meet come try the midwestern meat and potato sandwich from our new tour of america menu. only at denny's >>> good morning, it's 6:12 and gowlg us on sunset in the bay area. casting the glow on coit tower. >> golden. >> get up early, go to work and started your day. >> like 2:00 in the morning like you and i do. >> in washington, d.c., roger clemens has
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missiles to get the local interceptors to to intercept that one and then for the future you have a big hole in your defense that you can. that you can use to send a missile through so the scientists know that why are they spending money on it they're studying the concept they're not actually building it as far as i know at the moment but it's definitely proven true.
missiles to get the local interceptors to to intercept that one and then for the future you have a big hole in your defense that you can. that you can use to send a missile through so the scientists know that why are they spending money on it they're studying the concept they're not actually building it as far as i know at the moment but it's definitely proven true.
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they're going global in a big way. they've come a long way from the days they mail out the dvds. >> even though they're not in hong kong. but they're making a big move to latin america. they will expand to 43 companies in south america. they made the first international move to canada. late last year you can see it clearly wants to be a global company, but it's going to be pricey. the company said it would lose up to $70 million in the second half of this year from overseas operation. but investors in the states are cheering the move. the news sent netflix shares soaring 8% on tuesday. ali? >> kristie, how do you do it? are you further ahead in congress how long? is there similar service? >> itunes. it's all about itunes. >> very good. stick around for this story. quite frankly, i don't want to be alone in this piece of knowledge. some farmers in the uk were looking for extra ways to save money. the answer was on the farm in big piles. they're turning livestock waste into energy. the pigs were wallowing in gold. the th
they're going global in a big way. they've come a long way from the days they mail out the dvds. >> even though they're not in hong kong. but they're making a big move to latin america. they will expand to 43 companies in south america. they made the first international move to canada. late last year you can see it clearly wants to be a global company, but it's going to be pricey. the company said it would lose up to $70 million in the second half of this year from overseas operation. but...
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minister says he's ready for extra steps to stem the damaging rise of the ryal according to take up big economies have failed to agree on guidelines to manage their currencies meanwhile mahler's a lot of oil from eighty x. capital says russia has no reason to join the battle. russia seems to be in a slightly better position than some of the other developing nations will forget that these emerging economies have been emerging economies only last few years or so. russia's been around a lot longer although russia has a huge trade balance inflation is not really a major issue in russia and it does have a more developed economy so if there is a currency war between developers and developed economies and emerging market economies i don't figure russia will be dragged into it as soon as oh yes. let's have a look at them the markets now a stronger dollar and high interest rates in china pulling or a low or high rates may slow economic growth and demand for oil u.s. energy to parkland is to release a report thursday that could show that crude stockpiles dropped to a half million barrels last wee
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>> there is a big future. that is a future where we are all able to freely communicate our hopes and dreams and the historical record is an item that is completely -- it could never be changed, deleted, modified. that is something is -- that is my lifelong quest to do. from that, justice lows. -- flows. most of us are reasonably intelligent. if we communicate with each other, organize, and know what is going 9, and that is pretty much what it is all about. in the short term, it is that my staff stopped hassling. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> the head of the national institute of health talks about science and innovation in the u.s.. the state department calls on the syrian government to withdraw troops. that briefing is later. in case you just missed it, wikileaks founder in a forum in london. >> on tomorrows "washington journal," we continue our discussion on federal spending and the national debt. after that, pet
>> there is a big future. that is a future where we are all able to freely communicate our hopes and dreams and the historical record is an item that is completely -- it could never be changed, deleted, modified. that is something is -- that is my lifelong quest to do. from that, justice lows. -- flows. most of us are reasonably intelligent. if we communicate with each other, organize, and know what is going 9, and that is pretty much what it is all about. in the short term, it is that my...
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he's ready for extra steps to stem the damaging rise out there riyadh and according to give and take a big economies have failed to agree on guidelines to manage their currencies meanwhile mahler's luvox capital says russia has no reason about. russia seems to be in a better position than some of the other developing nations there's no forget it these emerging economies have been emerging economies only last few years or so. russia's been around a lot longer although russia has a huge trade balance inflation is not really a major issue in russia and it does have a more developed economy that is so if there is a currency war between developed into developed economies and emerging markets going these i don't think russia will be dragged into it as soon as i was there someone just tell you. let's have a look at the markets now on a stronger dollar and high interest rates in china pulling or low were high rates may slow economic growth and didn't for oil u.s. energy department is to release a report on thursday that could slide show the coup stockpiles to million down last week. the u.s. stock
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the senate, probably, but the house where there is a big sticking point. they have to come up with something that would clear the house in order to get through congress and become law. that is where they are stuck right now. they will meet thursday at the white house -- republican and democratic leaders together -- and going to try again to talk, but already it sounds like this will be a difficult conversation. yesterday, the speaker of the house john boehner, republican, put out this sort of warning that we could come to the white house and talk -- that is fine -- but it doesn't sound like things will go very far, he said, unless the president understands that republicans are not willing to raise taxes. as i said earlier, the president over the said we need a compromise, we need something that involves both cuts, which is what the republicans want, and ways to raise revenue. >> have democrats compromised on the hold medicare cuts issue? guest: right now there -- what to do with medicare and medicaid. i know the republicans said they want to raise the age
the senate, probably, but the house where there is a big sticking point. they have to come up with something that would clear the house in order to get through congress and become law. that is where they are stuck right now. they will meet thursday at the white house -- republican and democratic leaders together -- and going to try again to talk, but already it sounds like this will be a difficult conversation. yesterday, the speaker of the house john boehner, republican, put out this sort of...
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it's a big sum of money. so we spend it in our expenditure levels, defense department, all the way through the agriculture department, everything in between, and we forgive or don't collect the same amount in the tax code. so who benefits from that? well, let's look at the basics. 70% of american taxpayers do not itemize on their tax returns. they file the standard return. they don't itemize. so the tax code doesn't mean anything to them. if there is a special deduction, unless it was a refundable tax credit -- rare category -- it doesn't help them. 70% of americans don't touch it. what are the biggest deductions under the u.s. tax code today? i in all my wisdom and education and experience on capitol hill, i raised my hand to the teacher and said well, it's the mortgage interest deduction, right? wrong. the biggest single deduction is the employers exclusion for health care premiums. so employers are able to exclude from income the amount of money they spend for health insurance for their employees. that's t
it's a big sum of money. so we spend it in our expenditure levels, defense department, all the way through the agriculture department, everything in between, and we forgive or don't collect the same amount in the tax code. so who benefits from that? well, let's look at the basics. 70% of american taxpayers do not itemize on their tax returns. they file the standard return. they don't itemize. so the tax code doesn't mean anything to them. if there is a special deduction, unless it was a...
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the third tax that the democrats talk about raise segregate old favorite, big oil. this is so targeted, it only hits five companies out of the whole world. five american companies. so never mind we're punishing american businesses, american oil companies, who are the same businesses other companies all over the world. they're not being punished. but, no, we're going to attack american businesses who employ 9.2 million americans. we're going to say that they have to pay higher taxes than other businesses who are just like them. there are three particular tax provisions -- other businesses goat take in r&d tax credit. arnth we all for research and development in yes, but not in the oil and gas industry. where might they put that research and development money? welling for example, into ensuring when they sink a well-well deep in the gulf of mexico, it will be environmentally safe. no, you can't deduct that. all other businesses will be able to, but not you. what sense does that make? it's bad policy. how about the usual and necessary business expense, the deduction fo
the third tax that the democrats talk about raise segregate old favorite, big oil. this is so targeted, it only hits five companies out of the whole world. five american companies. so never mind we're punishing american businesses, american oil companies, who are the same businesses other companies all over the world. they're not being punished. but, no, we're going to attack american businesses who employ 9.2 million americans. we're going to say that they have to pay higher taxes than other...
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he was a big jokester. i remember those things. >> how do you think the picture and the letter got stolen and what did you tell authorities and why did they believe you and say okay, we'll take it on? >> i think they believe me because i have other letters. you know, that spoke to my credibility. the timing that it was done. i was told it was sold in december, 2004. all these years later, if i was going to do something like that, they thought i would do it sooner. they felt if i sold one letter for that amount of money, i would have sold them all to have gotten more. it's why they believed it. >> you know, we have to have a little fun here. are you married? is there a special someone in your life? someone saying i have to compete with michael jackson or michael jordan. what if he comes back in the picture. >> no, i'm not married. god has someone for me. in his time, he'll find me. >> maybe michael's got good friends he could introduce you to. thanks for joining us today. setting the record straight. >> you'
he was a big jokester. i remember those things. >> how do you think the picture and the letter got stolen and what did you tell authorities and why did they believe you and say okay, we'll take it on? >> i think they believe me because i have other letters. you know, that spoke to my credibility. the timing that it was done. i was told it was sold in december, 2004. all these years later, if i was going to do something like that, they thought i would do it sooner. they felt if i...
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but an exhaustive history of big oil spills these are not freak accidents but evidence of big oil's neglect. empty safety promises belongs to transcanada who dubbed the keystone pipeline the safest pipeline ever built. a year and 1 spills later keystone was shut down and deemed an imminent threat to life, property and the environment. before we permit the keystone e.x. pipeline, another deadly transcanada pipeline, we must reform our safety regulation because our pipeline must be as consistent as old faithful. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: i ask permission to address the house for one minute, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. last weekend we celebrated america's independence day. as i visited with constituents, they asked that we create another independence movement. independence from middle eastern oil, and i agr
but an exhaustive history of big oil spills these are not freak accidents but evidence of big oil's neglect. empty safety promises belongs to transcanada who dubbed the keystone pipeline the safest pipeline ever built. a year and 1 spills later keystone was shut down and deemed an imminent threat to life, property and the environment. before we permit the keystone e.x. pipeline, another deadly transcanada pipeline, we must reform our safety regulation because our pipeline must be as consistent...